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Fundraising Underway for Centennial Gift to Benefit Medworks Restorative Dental Care Program

Mar 14, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Business

CLEVELAND, March 14, 2016 -- In December, The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare announced Medworks as the beneficiary of a joint philanthropic effort to be unveiled at The Center / CHAMPS' centennial...

Global Identity & Access Management Market Vaue of USD 12.78 Billion by 2020 - Trends, Technologies & Opportunities Report 2015-2020 - Key Vendors: EMC Corp, Hitachi ID Systems, IBM

Mar 14, 2016 11:55 am UTC| Business

Dublin, March 14, 2016 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cgrz5w/identity_and) has announced the addition of the "Identity and Access Management Market by Component...

Ambac to Add Up to Two New Independent Directors to Board

Mar 14, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Business

NEW YORK, March 14, 2016 -- Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMBC) ("Ambac"), a holding company whose subsidiaries, including Ambac Assurance Corporation (“Ambac Assurance”) provide financial guarantees and other...

Windstream Announces it is Seeking to Raise an Incremental Term Loan and Launching a Cash Tender Offer for up to $350 million of its 7.875% Senior Notes due 2017

Mar 14, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Business

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 14, 2016 -- Windstream Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIN) announced today that its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Windstream Services, LLC (Windstream), will seek to raise $400 million in incremental...

Vericel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2015 Financial Results

Mar 14, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Business

Total Revenues of $15.4 Million Reported for the Fourth Quarter Conference Call Today at 8:00am Eastern Time CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2016 -- Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL), a leading developer of...

Everi the First Casino Industry Services Provider to Achieve Full EMV Compliance Across All Platforms

Mar 14, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Business

LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2016 -- Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”) announced today that as the first company in the casino industry to offer an EMV-chip signature option for ATM devices, it is now...

Global Agricultural Inoculants Market CAGR Growth of 9.6% by 2020 - Trends, Technologies & Opportunities Report 2015-2020 - Key Vendors: Brettyoung, DuPont, Novozymes

Mar 14, 2016 11:42 am UTC| Business

Dublin, March 14, 2016 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/39hssf/agricultural) has announced the addition of the "Agricultural Inoculants Market by Type (Plant...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025

Imagine a future with nearly silent air taxis flying above traffic jams and navigating between skyscrapers and suburban droneports. Transportation arrives at the touch of your smartphone and with minimal environmental...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...

High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case

Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...

US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed

Coverage of the recent student encampments at more than 50 universities across the United States has focused on confrontations between opposing groups of protesters or between protesters and police. The spectacle of...

Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?

Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Pepe Coin Reaches New ATH as Smart Money Moves 250.5B PEPE Tokens

Pepe currency has emerged as one of the most promising cryptocurrencies in the meme coin industry this year, recently reaching a new all-time high. Despite the turmoil in the broader crypto market, the coin has defied...

Analysts Predict Bitcoin (BTC) Surge to $70K Soon, Here’s Why

Despite a rise beyond $63,000 on May 13, Bitcoins price has fallen to $61,500 today (May 14). One cause for the drop could be Coinbases operating troubles. System Outage on US-Based Exchange Repairs, Analysts Predict...

1.5 Trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) Transacted in 24 Hours: Is a Comeback Imminent?

Shiba Inu has seen 1.5 trillion SHIB tokens move in huge deals over the previous 24 hours. These whale-tier transactions take place during a significant volume rise in the market over the last 48 hours. Shiba Inu may...

Huawei Disputes Kirin X-Series PC Chip Rumors Amid Intel, Qualcomm Export License Cancellation

Huawei has denied allegations about its Kirin X-series PC chip development following the revocation of Intel and Qualcomms export licenses by the United States. Intel Export License Revocation Recently, the United...

OKX Expands to Australia, Introduces BTC, ETH, SOL Trading Options

OKX, a leading worldwide cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology business, has officially launched its crypto exchange services in Australia. This expansion is a big milestone for OKX, since it now provides spot (buy...